"UCCIO
ALOISI and his Gruppu" the real feeling of the Italiantraditional music. The Italian tarantella called "Pizzica
Pizzica" in Puglia executed by Uccio Aloisi and his Gruppu (Domenico
Riso and the Maestro Antonio Calsolaro). Uccio Aloisi (The Italian
Cumpay Segundo) evaluates proposal from agents for world concerts and
Italian events.

The earliest
Italian popular music was the opera of the 19th century. Opera has had a
lasting effect on Italy's folk, classical and popular musics. Opera
tunes spread through
bands and ensembles.
The Canzone Napoletana and Pizzica Salentina became a part of
popular music in the 19th century, and was an iconic image of Italian
music abroad by the end of the 20th century